Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 10: Commemorating the 54th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day and pressing for a Tibet free from Chinese repression, Tibetan students and youth residing in and around Mangalore city took out a peaceful rally on Sunday. Dressed in black, over hundred youth held the Tibetan flag high as they participated in the 'solidarity rally' held under the ageis of Tibetan Youth

Mangalore, Mar 10: Lack of unity among Muslims is a byproduct of appointment of undeserving people as leaders and lack of will among followers to obey their leaders, said Moulana Abdul Ghafoor Jama'ee, Salafi scholar. Speaking after the inauguration of a one-day conference on the theme 'Touheed: For Purity and Forgiveness' in Mangalore organised by South Karnataka Salafi Movement (SKSM), Moulana

Kasargod, Mar 10: The ongoing indefinite hunger strike by Endosulfan Peeditha Janakeeya Munnani (EPJM), here, has entered the 21st day on Sunday. The hunger strike took a new turn on Saturday as agitators prevented the police from arresting and shifting fasting environmentalist A. Mohan Kumar after his health condition turned worse. Activists of EPJM resisted the police move to shift Mr. Mohan

Bhatkal, Mar 10: As many as 28 gold ingots were unearthed while two farmers were digging a well at Toduru Gunagiwada village in Karwar taluk on Saturday. Digambar Gunagi and Umakanth Gunagi were surprised to find that the box contained several gold ingots. Eight of them carried imprints of Lord Shiva, goddess Parvathi and god Jainbeera. The revenue inspector who arrived at the field, on receiving

Bangalore, Mar 10: The Karnataka State Secondary Examination Education Board (KSEEB) will set up a helpline for SSLC students to guide them with the preparation for annual examination, due in April. Students can ask queries with regard to subject specific preparation, question paper pattern, study skills, exam fear, time managements and handling of pressure and about higher studies opportunities

Davangere, Mar 10: The Honnali JMFC Court Judge has issued arrest warrant to nine persons, including Excise Minister M P Renukacharya, in connection with violation of election code of conduct, by distributing sarees to woo voters during the 2008 Legislative Assembly polls. According to sources, the court issued the arrest warrant, following failure of the minister and the other eight persons to

Bangalore, Mar 10: Factionalism in the state unit of the BJP raised its ugly face again on Saturday when senior leaders Arun Jaitley and Dharmendra Pradhan failed to select a leader to head the state unit in place of incumbent K S Eshwarappa. Both Jaitley and Pradhan heard senior leaders for nearly four hours in one-on-one meetings as well as at the core committee meeting and left for Delhi

Mangalore, Mar 9: Fighting for the cause of families of daily wage labourers who were forcefully displaced 20 years ago in Kuttetturu village of Mangalore taluk without any compensation, Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag of Human Rights Protection Foundation (Udupi) has urged Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited to release rehabilitation packages to the 11 Project Displaced Families (PDF) along

Bangalore, Mar 9: CBI on Saturday grilled former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and two of his associates in connection with an alleged iron ore export scam. Reddy as well as Mehfuz Ali Khan and Karapudi Mahesh were questioned separately for a few hours, said sources in CBI whose action came a day after a CBI court here directed the agency to interrogate them for their

Mangalore, Mar 9: Veggies, flowers and bees all came under one roof at the two-day floriculture, horticulture and apiculture (bee keeping) exhibition held at Kadri Park. 'Madhu Mela' an exhibition on apiculture (rearing of bees) was held for the first time in Mangalore. It was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner N Prakash. Carvings of designs and figures made from vegetables were crowd-pullers at